Details

Strongylodon elmeri merr.

Description:
Woody vine with rather thick stem. Leaves 3-foliolate, alternately arranged along the stem. Inflorescence c. 18⎼60 cm long, the nodes of the inflorescence (brachyblasts) compact; flowers jade green, with a pointed apex, each c. 2.2⎼3.2 cm long. Fruit pod ellipsoid, but compressed, 4⎼8 cm long, 2.5⎼4 cm wide. Seeds reniform, dark brown; hilum linear, to 1.7 cm long, with white spongy tissue.

References:
Fernando, E.S., V.B. Amoroso, D.N. Tandang, C.I. Banag, A.B. Lapis, W.S. Gruèzo, F.P. Coritico, F.A. Pollisco Jr., A.M. Palijon, M.D. Ching, F.P. Lansigan, C. Garcia-Francisco, N.M. Lita, A.M. Tagtag, & J.L. De Leon. 2021. Threatened Plants of the Philippines. 147p. Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Quezon City, Philippines. ISBN 978-621-96498-0-3 (softbound)
Huang, S.F. 1991. Strongylodon (Leguminosae-Erythrininae), a revision of the genus. Wagenigen Agricultural University Papers 90-8, 1–74.
Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona, & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines. http://www.philippineplants.org.

Subspecies :

Common name / Local name : bindanugan

Family : Fabaceae

Genus : Strongylodon

Taxonomic Group :

CITES Appendix : N/A

Conservation Status : Vulnerable

Geographic Location : Endemic

Identifications: Strongylodon Elmeri

Leaves with midrib not extended into tendril.
Flowers not specialized; roots without velamen
Woody Plants, trees or woody vines
Woody vine; leaves trifoliolate
Inflorescence short, up to 60 cm long; nodes of infrorescence compact; fruit pods ellipsoid, but compressed
Angiosperms
Plants producing true flowers and fruits for sexual reproduction